# Criminal Justice Act 2003, Paragraph 48


(1) The Bail Act 1976 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 3 (general provisions)—
(a) in subsection (8)—
(i) for “committed” there is substituted “ sent ”, and
(ii) after “for trial or” there is inserted “ committed him on bail to the Crown Court ”, and
(b) subsections (8A) and (8B), and the subsection (10) inserted by paragraph 12(b) of Schedule 9 to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33), are omitted.
(3) In section 5 (supplementary provisions about decisions on bail)—
(a) in subsection (6)(a), for “committing” there is substituted “ sending ”, and
(b) in subsection (6A)(a)—
(i) after “under” there is inserted “ section 52(5) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, ”,
(ii) sub-paragraph (i) is omitted,
(iii) after sub-paragraph (ii) there is inserted—
“(iia) section 17C (intention as to plea: adjournment);”, and
(iv) at the end of sub-paragraph (iii) there is inserted
“or
(iv) section 24C (intention as to plea by child or young person: adjournment),”.
(4) In section 6 (offence of absconding by person released on bail), in subsection (6)(b), for “commits” there is substituted “ sends ”.
(5) In section 9 (offence of agreeing to indemnify sureties in criminal proceedings), in subsection (3)(b), for “commits” there is substituted “ sends ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/3/paragraph/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/schedule-3/paragraph-48
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